Names / Unisex names
Aster
Current rank
#2,935
and rising
All-time peak
#2,467
in 2022
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,467 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Star flower. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1912. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 1,100 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.